 bb (2905), Martinez, California, USA
Dec 1, 2008 Draft. Amber beer with an off-white head. Big whiskey aroma. Rich malt and a big whiskey/barrel flavor. Medium-plus bodied. Alcohol, whiskey, and matl lingers. A big malty beer with lots of whiskey barrel notes.
golubj (1275), Sunnyvale, California, USA
Nov 19, 2008 Draft at City Beer. Mirky orange pour with no head or carbonation visible. Aroma is extremely woody and full of bourbon; good hints of vanilla. Flavor was somewhat sweet malt, but really the whole beer was overrun with the bourbon aging.
AgentSteve (1334), SF Bay Area, California, USA
Nov 18, 2008 On tap, this beer poured a deep ruddy brown with a HUGE vanilla, oak and coconut. It smelled like Scotch. The flavor was also huge and complex, and I could see sitting in front of a fireplace nursing a snifter for a couple hours. Dried fruit, caramel, sugars, oak, alcohol.
frankenkitty (1900), Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA
Oct 23, 2008 Deep amber under holding ecru. Very sticky (literally). Fruity, thick, wheaty nose. Alcohol hits hard late. Pleasantly sweet with a bitter balance following. This certainly sits quite well in a barrel.
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aspidites (1274), manteca, California, USA
Mar 1, 2008 Herbal bready and oaked nose. Somewhat hot and peppery up front with some overripe plum notes. Lots of oak and bread come thru. Hot lingering finish.
CaptainCougar (5379), Rockville, Maryland, USA
Nov 27, 2007 On tap at the 2007 GABF: Pours a clear pale golden bronze with a thin, wispy-lacing off-white head. Aroma of big oaky whiskey and sweet pale malt. Body starts with a mild sweetness and caramel notes and some big alcoholic warmth. An interesting brew, but could hide its abv better. Pretty complex though.
ElGaucho (1730), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Nov 9, 2007 FoBaB ’07. Subtle, bourbon aroma; sweet. Relatively clear amber body. Peppery and somewhat hoppy. Strong alcohol presence. Gold Medal winner in the Strong Pale Beers style at 5th Annual Festival of Wood and Barrel-aged Beer (FoBaB).
BBB63 (4199), La Porte, Indiana, USA
Nov 5, 2007 FoBAB 2007: Lovely copper hue with a small but lasting head. The aroma has notes of caramel, walnut, corn syrup (good thing for once), grassy and herbal vapours and some oaky notes. The taste starts with a hit of juicy fruit gum over layers of rich biscuity malts. Some minor noble hop bitterness show in the middle before wandering off towards a moderate bourbon and peppery finish. A well rounded flavor profile is highlighted by the smooth and sticky mouth feel. A darn solid brew and worthy of the medal it won.
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